Hedge clipper



Aug. 19, 1952 J. L; JAMES HEDGE CLIPPER Filed April 16, 1948 INVENTOR JOHN L. Jfluzs 24%; @fiw HIS ATTO R NEY Patented Aug. 19, 1952 ohm-n Jame -rmsburgh; Pa; .Margaret? a f 'Jamca l oxfihapet Borough; Alleghcnyfloiinty; raz, andMel'lon'lfiational Bankland Trust Companyg'lrittslmrghx 2a., executors! saiaoohn L Jamesyg.nceascderassignomatozmmi-Ms burnlenn Township, Alleit'hmy fiountygzl'm;

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This invention relates; generally" to a portable tools and more-particularly-to .a lawnor "hedge trimming or chipping' hand too-l.

This inventiorrcomprises a trimming 'or-ch ip ping attachment that. maybe readily 'adapted "to 'andpperated by a portable arm-. Theiattach meritis constructed" to receive a quarterinch portable electric: d riil or any; :manufaeture and convert its rotary motion to reciprocating motion for actuating-"a movable cutting bar relative :to"

a stationary-cutting bar: The teeth or the: cuttingbars- :are shaped to cooperate 1 with one another and preventthemfrom jamming; I: They readily mow a hedges or heavy strand of grass and weeds- The 'portable drill is readily secured to the attachment by a single fastening means which also provides a'handlethat facilitates the manipulation of the tooL: 1

Other objects and advantagesrapneartfrdm the following descriptionand claims.-.-

A practical embodiment illustrating the prin-- ciplesof' this invention is shown on the'aocom panying drawing wherein Fig; '1 is'a' top plan view-wi-th the trimming attachment; I

Fig: 2 is asectional view taken on the line?2-'-2 of Fig;- 1';

Fig. 3 is'a sectional view taken on the line:3 3 of-Fig. *1, and" Fig. 4 is a fragmentaryqaerspeotive view of the motor transmitting means between the motor and the blade.

The trimming attachment comprises the saddle member I which is secured at its forward edge to the mowing device 2 and is provided with a handle 3 secured at the rear thereof. For a greater part of its length the saddle I is dished to provide a substantially semi-circular socket 4 the bottom of which is provided with a rib 5 for the purpose of strengthening the same. Additional strength is given to the socket member by turning down the flange 6 for the full perimetral surface thereof with the exception of the foremost edges of the socket.

The forward edge of the socket is substantially flat as indicated at 1 and is provided with spaced bifurcated projections 8 and 9. The edge of the socket member between the projections 8 and 9 is likewise provided with a depending flange 6. An angle bracket I0 is welded to the underside of the rear of the saddle and is provided with a tapped hole II for receiving the screw l2 which is attached to the handle member 3.

The bifurcated ends 8 and 9 are welded to the lower or stationary cutter bar l3 the front edge of twhich is*providedfitith h spaced forwardly projectingteeth il andkit near'edg provided withan'rupturned fiang ts rsi owniar g Each of the-teeth are shaiped "as to provide a bluntpoint' "I18 'andrea'rwardly diverging sides-=1 7 to approximately the eenterof theto'oth where the "sides then converge. as'illustrated at-Hftoa rear "edge I! that 'adjoins' the -sides='of* ad5 aicent teeth; The -loweror -stati'onary cutter bar 1 31s provided" wit a series ofthreeholesjili iior fre ceiving-the boltswhich eitend upwardiyithere throughz' I,

Thednovable'cutterba' 22 providedwithone lesstocth than"tha'tf-O "ti; "onary'cutterbar I3. teethflTon-th m bl eutter bar'fi are V-shaped-asindieaiid a e. and the'edges are-beveled asindicatedmt fl leeing sharpened toward the surface of thetooth that rides against the surface' of the cutter barfl ac- The -movabie -cutter ba "is' provided 'with three-"spaeedl slotsfl d lthrougl'iwhich thebolts Th se=slots=aresr fficiently el washer== 28 as ile in'ldiameterthan thicker than' the t op =plate2br= guard 30 is proyidedfiwi thmoles Hg'ned witli the'bolts 2i in order to receive and rest "=-'on*- shoulders formed on these bolts *me nuts i'l on the bolts -21 fastemthepiate flf relative to' the' stationary cutter "l3; F'IHemthe pIate'bli is thus secured to; the=rwstationary cutter bafla'lid maintains a parallel?relation -thereto by reasorr of the thickness. of tl ieiiwawshers- 2 8:*aiid theflange 15 thereby providing a spaced guiding. means or slot in which the movable cutting bar 22 is permitted to freely operate by reciprocating back and forth the full limit of the length of the slots 25, 25 and 21.

Intermediate of its ends the guard plate 30 is cut away as indicated at 33 to allow for the upstanding guideway 34 that is welded or otherwise secured to the movable blade 22. The guide member 34 comprises a sheet metal member having a flange on its lower end where it is secured to the blade 22 and is provided with a vertically disposed slot-formed by cutting the metal and turning the edges outwardly as indicated at 35 thereby forming the slot 36 between the outwardly projecting parallel flanges 35. The slot 35 is arranged to receive the T-shaped bearing member 31 the head of'the T riding on the face of the guide member 34 and the stem riding in slot 36. member is bored to receive a wrist pin 38 extending from one side of the crank member 39. The

The center of the T-shaped bearing lubricant functions very satisfactorily as the bearing member 31. Y

The portable drill 42 is :provided with :the

switch 43 that may be setutocontinuously run the motor. The motor is clamped-in place by However, it is preferable toaeov, 1 13 I claim:

1. A vegetation trimming attachment comprising a substantially semicylindrical motor supporting saddle member having a downwardly and forwardly projecting portion which is bifurcated,

=a trimming mechanism includingstationary and movable cutting bars, a depending stiffening flange on the outer edge of said saddl member extending from one bifurcated projection around the whole of the saddle member to the other bifurcated projection and between said bifurcated projections, handle means attached to said saddle 'member, means to mount the stationary cutting bar on the bifurcated projections, means to slidthe strap 44 which has a screw takeup 45 and is provided with the bracket 46 for receiving the handle 41. When the portable drill is positioned on the saddle it rests on the flanged edges 6 which engage both sides of the cylindrical drill member and its handle. .When thestrap memberJM is taken up the portable drill is tightenedon the parallel flanges 6 of the sides of thesaddle and rigidly held in position thehandlesi and v l'i providing a guiding member for manipulating the trimmer. i

p The opening 33in theupper guard 39 is sufficiently longtopermit-any manufacture of a quarter inch h and drill to be mounted in the saddle and will receive the shaft 46 of the crank 39 and rotate the same to oscillate the movable blade 22 a distance'greater than a single pitch of the teeth on the movable blade. A slight difference in the exact; location: otthe chuck 4! on each of the quarter-inch portabledrill motors is allowed for in 'the heightof :the guide member34.

In order to protect th operator from the rotary crank and oscillating guideemember ashield 48 is-mounted-on the upper stationary member 30.

Theedges of the-saddle extending from the points49 to the rear end thereof are straight and provide a very cradle-for receiving the portable drill 42. These straight edges; are. mad very strong owing to,--th e radius 46 employed info-rming the depending flange-t. The are of the. saddle between these straightedges is less in radius than the case of any of the. portable drills so that the drills will always restonly on the straight edges of the saddl and will not engage anyportion of the circular socket l. This assures proper alignment of the drill motoron'the saddle. and permits it to be tightened and held by the single strap. R 1

ably mount the movable cutting bar on the stationary'cutthig bar, and rotary crank means rotatably supported by the stationary bar to escill'ate the movable cutting bar and having a shaft for attachment to a hand drill motor mounted in said saddle.

- 2. A hedge trimming attachment comprisin a motor support having a stationary cutter bar, a movable cutter bar guided and slidable on the stationary cutter bar, a crosshead guide plate secured to the movable cutter bar and having a slot disposed normally to said bar, said slot being formed by inwardly bent flanges extending parallel to each other, a T-shaped lubricant-impregnated Wood block the head of which is wider than said slot and slidably engages said plate with the stem extending between said flanges forming the slot, and a crank to be rotated by amotor to be placed in said support and journaled in the block to oscillate the movable blade.

. r JOHN L- JAMES.

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